Synonyms for closemouthed

Most common

secretive · tight-lipped · reticent · uncommunicative

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Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

Example sentences

• secretive He is very secretive in regard to his family life.
• reticent He is reticent and he never speaks unless spoken to.
• uncommunicative She's a proper chatterbox, whereas her husband is downright uncommunicative.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

close¹

8 letters

reticent³

9 letters

secretive³

11 letters

closelipped

15 letters

uncommunicative

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reticent³ = 3 syllables).